Day 3/7: 1-Click Auth Done! Building the Developer Dashboard
We are at the halfway point, and today was focused on the developer experience. No product can be launched without a way for the user to manage their data.
Day 2 Recap
✅ Widget UI/JSX components finalized.
✅ Core POST /feedback API is functional and secure (RLS enabled).
Day 3 Focus & Progress
Magic Link Authentication: I implemented Supabase Auth with Resend for email delivery. I chose the "magic link" flow (passwordless) because developers hate creating yet another password. It's fast, secure, and improves the UX immensely. It took me less than 2 hours to get the full flow working—a huge win for the speed challenge.
Dashboard Shell: I built the primary dashboard layout using Shadcn UI components. The main feature is the "Create New Board" form, which automatically generates a unique board_id and the corresponding JS installation snippet.
First Lesson Learned
While Magic Link auth was fast, configuring the domain whitelisting for the Resend API (to prevent spam/abuse) took longer than expected. Little setup tasks always eat up time!
Your Feedback is Critical (CTA)
For B2B tools, I prefer passwordless/magic link authentication. Do you, as an Indie Hacker, prefer Magic Links, standard Email/Password, or OAuth (Google/GitHub) for new dev tools? If OAuth, which provider is a must-have?
